Making the Roof Weather-Tight

This is the 5th article in the series, "How A New Home Is Built."  The series describes step-by-step the building of a New England style new old home.  The previous article discussed the 1st floor framing. To review any of the previous articles, click here to browse the list of articles under the Custom Home Building category.  

Building the 1st Floor - Framing the Walls and Floor Deck

This is the 4th article in the series, "How A New Home Is Built."  It is presented by Gilmore Building Co., Inc. a custom home builder in Boylston Ma  The series of articles describe step-by-step the building of a New England style new old home.  In the previous article the septic system (wastewater disposal system) was explained. To review any of the previous articles, click here to browse the list of articles under the Custom Home Building category.  

Building the Septic System Leach Field

This is the 3rd article in a series by Gilmore Building Co., Inc., a custom home builder in Southborough Ma that will describe the building of a New England style new old home.  In the last article the discussion was about building the foundation. To review any of the previous articles, click here to browse under the Custom Home Building category.  

Building the Foundation

This is the second article in a series by Gilmore Building Co., Inc., a custom home builder in Westborough Ma that will describe the building of a New England style new old home.  In the last article the discussion was about creating site access and installing the well. To review any of the previous articles, click here to browse under the Custom Home Building category.  

Article #1, Providing Site Access and Installing a Well

This is the first in a series of articles by a custom home builder in Central Ma that will describe the building of a New England style new old home.  The story begins with an undeveloped lot located in a beautiful farm setting in Central Ma and will end when the landscaping is complete. 

For the past few months, Gilmore Building Co. (The Grafton Builder) has been working to complete a fantastic new home project located at 21 Maple Way in Boylston, MA.  Since the construction and landscaping for the home will be completed in just a few weeks, it is now being offered for purchase. 

Gilmore Building Co., teaming with Hallmark Sotheby's International Realty (real estate sales), Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton, MA (landscaping), and Phillips Design of Concord MA (interior design) offered the Sell by Design Contest for Boston Metrowest homeowners seeking to sell their homes in the next 12 months. 

Gilmore Building Co. is teaming with Hallmark Sotheby's International Realty (real estate sales), Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton, MA (landscaping), and Phillips Design of Concord MA (interior design) to offer a contest - the Sell by Design Contest - for homeowners seeking to sell their homes in the next 12 months. 

Gilmore Building Co. is teaming with Hallmark Sotheby's International Realty, Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton, MA, and Phillips Design of Concord MA to offer a contest for homeowners seeking to sell their homes in the next 12 months.  The Sell-by-Design Contest provides the grand prize winner a palette of custom designed home improvements having a value of up to $50,000.  The purpose of the improvements is to produce a "facelift" that makes the contest winner's home more marketable.   

A house with "good bones" built in the last few decades can be remodeled to create a home with the warmth and character of the homes that lined the Main Streets of New England in the early 18th and 19th centuries.  As example, by changing the exterior appearance, a house can be transformed into an elegant home adorned with Greek Revival style elements.  The Greek Revival style was popular in the early 1800's.